5/3/09

Welcome to the 2nd Sunday Favorites! This is the wonderful and witty not to mention creative Chari's brainchild! To see more wonderful posts that you may have missed go to http://happytodesign.blogspot.com/ My post today was originally posted on Susan's Met Monday. Thanks for coming by and all the birthday wishes you sent to my daughter Katie Rose. She smiled and smiled and giggled when she read them! Happy Sunday Favorites! Cindy

Welcome to another Met Monday, sponsored by our lovely hostess Susan. To see other wonderful transformations visit http://betweennapsontheporchblogspot.com/ . When we moved from town to our country cottage the living room was the first thing we needed to tackle. The living room had old white dingy carpeting, off white walls and ugly brown curtains. We decided that hardwood was the way to go! My talented DH and I picked out hickory to go with the somewhat rustic look of the room. I don't have a lot of before pics, but here he is starting to lay the floor. He had already pulled out the carpeting and put down and underlayment.

Here he is hard at work! Each piece has to be laid out in a pattern before he starts working on that section. My in-laws and I would be laying out the hardwood and try to stay a little bit ahead of him.

About 1/4 way done. You can see all the various equipment needed.

There is a special compression nailing machine he uses.

Oh yes, Looking good and about 3/4 way done.

OOPS-- same pic again. And Mega hours later. The labor is quite intensive. Marrying a Building Construction/Woodworking Teacher certainly has it's perks!!

Finished product. We painted the walls a butter cookie and got rid of the ugly brown curtains.

Another view, I am so happy with the way it turned out. I think that hickory was the right choice for this room. Thanks for stopping by, Cindy

The floor is just beautiful and I agree the Hickory was the right choice. I love the light and dark grain. The room is just gorgeous with the cream walls and all the pretty blue. Great job. Hugs, Marty

Cindy, isn't it wonderful to have a DH who is so handy? Mine is too, and I really appreciate it! I love the floors, and that quilt is gorgeous! You asked about my chair and sofa...the chair was given to us 38 years ago covered in brown naugahyde (sp?)! The sofa is about 20 years old...we had them both recovered in blue toile and blue plaid 8 years ago. At that time we had blue & white wallpaper, but now that it's gone I am having trouble pulling the whole room together.

Oh My! Everything about this transformation is just beautiful. The flooring is perfect for the space, I love your windows and my most favorite is the stone fireplace/wall. I would love to have a fireplace like that!

ohhhhhh cindy, you opened up another can of worms!!!! LMAOOOO...my car!!! its hideous! I only use it for work and oh my, there is even food hidden in it! I'm going to take a picture of the inside of that and use that as a post this week! I dare you to do the same!

DEAR CINDY,WHAT A WONDERFUL BLOG. I HAVE GONE BACK AND READ EACH OF YOUR POSTINGS. THIS ROOM TURNED OUT BEAUTIFULLY AND I LOVE YOUR DAUGHTERS HEADBOARD...THAT WAS REALLY PRETTY...THANK GOODNESS YOUR HUSBAND CAN DO ALL THESE THINGS. I TELL EVERYONE THERE IS NOT ANYTHING MY HUSBAND CANNOT MAKE OR FIX BUT HE WOULD NEED A VIRTUAL BANK ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO BUY AND REPLACE ALL THE THINGS HE CUT TOO SHORT...AT A WRONG ANGLE AND BLADES HE BROKE AND DRILL BITS THAT BROKE BUT GOD LOVE HIM...HE GETS IT DONE....IT USUALLY TAKES HIM FIVE YEARS TO TAKE THE MEMO I SEND HIM TO THE DAY HE BUYS THE PARTS AND THEN ANOTHER 2 WEEKS BECAUSE HE IS EXHAUSTED FROM SHOPPING AT LOWE'S BUT MENTION GOLF...IT IS THE FUNNIEST THING...HE IS DOWNRIGHT FULL OF ENERGY....LOL...GO FIGUREI AM NEW TO BLOGGING AND I HAVE MET SOME AWESOME WOMEN. I WOULD BE HONORED IF YOU STOPPED BY MY BLOG.BLESSINGSdebbie

Cindy thanks for your visit! i love your floors! last year my husband, daughter, neighbor and myself put hardwood down in our 26x28 great room. We got it done in one evening all of us working our asses off, but afterward I could barely make it up the stairs to bed, my body was insome serious amount of pain! But I agree it is worth it in the end, and if we would have had to buy the flooring and pay to have it installed, it wouldnt have been possible! It is nice to be married to a handy guy! Do you have any specific cant miss spots we should check out while we are in Sedona?? I figure bloggers testimonials are better then any travel book! Stop back anytime!

What a transformation for your room. It looks so open and fresh- good color choice. Nice that you have husband that is handy and is willing to put time and effort into your home! I am the handy one in this household! LOL Hope you're having a good weekend. Sue

My friend, I'm so happy that you decided to join in with the fun of "Sunday Favorites" again this week!!! I sure do appreciate all of your sweet compliments...Girl, you're the best!!!

This post about your living room and new flooring is fabulous...a great choice to repost! Girl, I DO love those pretty Hickory floors...they turned out beautifully! You're right...how blessed you are to have such a talented honey!!! I love your living room is so warm and inviting!!! And...I love your new drapes too!!! Thank you for sharing your living room and those beautiful floors with all of us!!!

Well my friend...did you find a car? Sure wished you were closer, we have about 4 right now that we need to sell! Hehe!!! Best wishes on finding just the right one!!!

Hi Cindy,Loved the hickory flooring and what you did with the putting together of your living room, we are so blessed to have husbands that can do these things for us. On your last post, wishing Katie Rose a most belated birthday wish, it brought back many wonderful memories of my daughter and I . thanks for sharing wishing you and Katie Rose many happy years together. and make her promise to always live nearby. lol She is so beautiful. Just a little story.. my daughter called before we got up this morning, does your daughter ever do that?..Her husband had surprised her with tickets to New York,for their anniversary ,they got up at 5.a.m. to go to GMA and wanted us to see them. I got to see them but it was when the show was going off the air. lolhave a great day.Blessings,Sue

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Welcome to Applestone Cottage. My husband Dan and I bought this cottage in the hills of Western Wisconsin 2 years ago. My husband Dan is a building construction and woodworking teacher at our local high school. He loves to build and I love to decorate on a shoe-string budget. With an empty nest looming, we wanted to take our life in a new direction. We found our little stone cottage on 2 acres surrounded by apple trees. Hence, Applestone Cottage began. Please join us as we turn on little cottage in the country into an inviting little home. Cindy